The COVID-19 Pandemic is Unleashing a Tidal Wave of Plastic Was
The coronavirus pandemic has brought a dramatic increase in the use of plastic, the main component in masks, gloves, hand sanitizer bottles, protective medical suits, test kits, takeout containers, delivery packaging and other items central to our new, locked-down, hyper-hygienic way of life.
GRC Webinar: What cleaner glass at the MRF means to your community
Join the Glass Recycling Coalition for a free one-hour webinar to learn about our MRF glass certification program on June 17 at 2 pm ET. Learn from GRC's MRF certification committee on the value of this certification. Hear from MRF and industry and MRFs experts about how they handle glass in their systems.
Recycling Advocates Survey: COVID-19 Impacts on Bulk Grocery Shopping + Take-Out
The Recycling Advocates Zero Waste Subcommittee is conducting a survey.
AOR Story of Plastic Panel Discussion
Join us for a free screening of the film Story of Plastic and then register to attend our panel discussion with Charlie Plybon, Megan Ponder and Pete Chism-Winfield.
Register for film screening to view prior to panel discussion
Register for panel discussion on June 9th at 3:30pm
Procurement of Recycled-Content Products: Stimulating Recycling Markets and Creating Demand
This webinar will highlight the role of procurement in stimulating recycling markets, explain the government’s “buy-recycled” program and help facilitate public review of the program. Buying products with recycled content fosters the diversion and recycling of materials from the solid waste stream and promotes the use of these materials in the manufacture of new products.
Tanzanian recycling plant starts making face shields from plastic bottles
A recycling plant in Tanzania’s port city of Dar es Salaam has traded paper for plastic bottles and started making anti-coronavirus face shields that are being snatched up by hospitals and health centres nationwide.
Continue reading at Reuters
Wallowa County, OR Task Force Breathes New Life Into Recycling Center
Nine Wallowa County citizens are riding to the rescue of Wallowa County’s troubled, financially strapped recycling center. Led by Peter Ferre and Randi Jandt, the newly-organized Wallowa County Recycling Task Force (WCRTF) has offered to help the county optimize its return on recycled materials, and also provide better signage and community education, as well as volunteers to provide help and guidance for county residents when they bring materials to recycle.
Cheap virgin plastic is being sold as recycled plastic—it's time for better recycling certification
Driven by the Covid-induced oil price plunge, factories in China are mixing cheaper virgin plastic with recycled plastic and selling it as 100 per cent post-consumer content. Brands with sustainability commitments need to be sure they're buying genuinely recycled material. But how?
Continue reading at Eco-Business
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